6-Step Unconventional Approach to Lightroom Editing

<p>While there are many approaches to Lightroom editing, most methods follow &ldquo;conventional&rdquo; steps. Instead, in this video, I&rsquo;ll be taking an&nbsp;<em>unconventional</em>&nbsp;approach to achieve a unique look to this image without using any local adjustments.</p> <h1>Video: 6-Step Unconventional Approach to Lightroom Editing</h1> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="480" scrolling="no" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FlJTPPyfkn8U%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DlJTPPyfkn8U&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FlJTPPyfkn8U%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" title="An Unconventional 6-Step Approach to Editing in Lightroom | Master Your Craft" width="854"></iframe></p> <p>For this image, I&rsquo;ll be using a Lightroom editing method called &ldquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.slrlounge.com/how-to-dodge-and-burn-in-lightroom-via-the-dark-mode-editing-technique/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Dark Mode</a>.&rdquo; This involves dropping the exposure and pulling back the details using individual sliders. You can compare this to&nbsp;<em>pushing film.&nbsp;</em>To achieve the final look, I won&rsquo;t be using&nbsp;<em>any</em>&nbsp;local adjustments.</p> <p>Here&rsquo;s the image we&rsquo;ll be editing today. Check out our previous tutorial on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.slrlounge.com/how-to-utilize-direct-on-camera-flash-for-edgy-portraits/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">How to Utilize Direct Flash for Edgy Portraits</a>&nbsp;for the complete behind-the-scenes. Let&rsquo;s dive in!</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/slr-lounge/6-step-unconventional-approach-to-lightroom-editing-4467cd92a76d"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>